The Book Of Negroes Av Lawrence Hill

<p><b>''A beautiful, compelling artifice, spun from unspeakably savage facts . . . a fiction that faces the terrible truth about slavery'' </b><i>The Times</i><br><b><br>WINNER OF THE COMMONWEALTH PRIZE FOR FICTION</b><br><br><b>Based on a true story, Lawrence Hill''s epic novel spans three continents and six decades to bring to life a dark and shameful chapter in our history through the story of one brave and resourceful woman.</b><br><br>Abducted from her West African village at the age of eleven and sold as a slave in the American South, Aminata Diallo thinks only of freedom - and of finding her way home again.<br><br>After escaping the plantation, torn from her husband and child, she passes through Manhattan in the chaos of the Revolutionary War, is shipped to Nova Scotia, and then joins a group of freed slaves on a harrowing return odyssey to Africa.<br><br><br><b>What readers are sayin</b><br><br>***** ''Beautifully written ... an enlightening read''<br>***** ''Since reading, this has become my favourite book ever''<br>***** ''A powerful historical account of an incredible woman''s journey''</p>